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| Sonocaddie V300 Color GPS Unit | 
 enlarge | Brand: Sonocaddie
Category: Sports
List Price: $399.99
Buy New: $348.99
You Save: $51.00 (13%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  (22 reviews)
Sales Rank: 585
Media: Sports
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Size: Each
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 5 x 1.1 x 2.3
MPN: V300
Model: V300
UPC: 020972103127
EAN: 0020972103127
ASIN: B0018OXHYS
Release Date: May 1, 2008
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | The easiest and most advance Golf GPS available with full color display. | | • | Personalized course information for each hole and green to match the exact course layout | | • | No Annual Fee required! The first 5 courses are free with each unit purchase and after that you can choose from 3 plans if more courses are needed | | • | Digital scorecard and game analysis available at your fingertips. | | • | Includes rechargeable batteries with estimated 12 hour battery life and charging cord. Built in antenna with 14 channel GPS receiver. 2.2" High resolution LCD with backlight. |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Sonocaddie V300 Color GPS System : The most critical information in golf is distance . How far to clear that water hazard? How far to the center of the green? Which club should I use? Now you no longer have to find yardage markers, pace off distances or even worse, guess at distances on the golf course with the advanced and powerful Sonocaddie V300 Golf GPS . This powerful color screen GPS unit has a 3-D display that shows your distance to critical targets including front, center and back of green, water hazards, bunkers, lay-up areas etc. A revolutionary user interface shows your actual position on the golf hole in real time. Other features include shot distance measuring and tracking, digital scorecard, game analysis and personalized course mapping. The tracking system tracks each shot for later review. The Sonocaddie V300 Color GPS System has a simple interface, one-handed operation, downloads courses easily online, is compact and can hold up to 30 courses at one time. Features: No annual fee Full-color 3D hole layout screen Walking golfer icon shows your position in real time Easy, one-handed operation Adjustable backlight Drive distance Tracking system for each shot Scorecard and game analysis function Specifications: Waterproof to IPX6 Dimensions: 4.3" x 2.3" x 1.1" GPS: 14-Channel GPS receiver with built-in antenna system Screen Type:
Amazon.com Product Description
The most critical information in golf is distance. How far to clear that water hazard? How far to the center of the green? Which club to use? But with the Sonocaddie V300 Golf GPS device you can forget about finding yardage markers, pacing off distances or even worse, guessing at distances when you are unfamiliar with a course. The V300 does all that work for you, helping you to minimize poor shot selections and in the process shaves strokes off your game. How does it do it? Through a unique combination of technology and a flexible, simplistic design. 
Small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, but powerful enough to take strokes off your game. |
Utilizing the most advanced and sophisticated high-tech GPS satellite technology available, the Sonocaddie V300 calculates the distance from any point on the course to the green or any other target, even without a clear line of sight. All players need to do is download the particular course--domestic or international--that they will be playing to their V300 via a PC and detailed course information covering every curve, contour, slope and sandtrap will be at the placed at their fingertips. But that's not all. Other features built into the Sonocaddie V300 include shot distance measuring and tracking, digital scorecard and game analysis functionality, and personalized course editing and mapping. Shot measuring allows players to leave the driving range behind as you accurately measure the length of individual shots, while the tracking system strings each shot in a round together cumulatively for later review. The unit's digital scorecard and game analysis functionality allows players to toss out their paper scorecard and tiny pencils for good as they keep track of their game digitally and perform an analysis based on pre-determined data points at the end of each round. And although the V300 is designed to download every known aspect of the courses of the world, no course's links are static. This is where its editing and mapping functionality comes in. Whether it's the filling of a bunker, the lengthening of a tee or a removal of a tree, with the V300 players can map, edit and save changes noticed on their favorite fairways right on the spot. Finally, the unit's memory and optional Sonostar membership club perks allow for all the flexibility that even the most avid of golfers could need. The V300 ships with enough built-in storage space to simultaneously accomadate data on up to 30 courses as well as track 100 rounds and record 100 scorecards. Course data can always be recorded manually, but the V300 also includes 5 free course downloads, with each additional download purchased at either a nominal ala carte rate or with unlimited downloads available when registering your V300 and paying a one-time lifetime Sonostar GPS membership fee*. Either way users are getting the most advanced GPS golf solution on the market. Specifications: 
The V300's distance calculator. |
- Size: 4.3 by 2.3 by 1.1 inches (108 by 58.3 by 28.4 mm)
- Weight: 140g (4.95 ounces)
- Storage: Stores up to 30 golf courses, 100 scorecard
- Power: Rechargeable battery, Up to 15 hours
- Display: 2.2" High-Resolution Color LCD with backlight
- Language support: English
- Waterproof: Yes, IPX6
- Regulation: CE, FCC, WEEE, RoHS Compliance
- Antenna: Built in
- Internet connection: Required
- Membership: Required*
What's in the Box?
Sonocaddie V300, mini USB Cable, rechargeable Battery, user?s guide, belt clip, AC charger adaptor, carry pouch. System Requirements for Course Download - Windows 2000/XP/Vista 32-bit
- CD-ROM
- Minimum of 512 MB RAM (XP) / 1 GB RAM (Vista)
- Minimum of 12 MB of hard disk space
Manufacturer's Warranty
Three months to a one-year extended warranty depending on which Sonostar membership plan chosen. See your user's guide for details. About Sonostar
At Sonostar, we strive to be leaders in high quality creation, and development of new products. Breakthrough ideas and innovations are what give us our competitive edge. Sonostar is a great developer of technology with a strong financial backbone, enabling us to maintain a competitive edge. Sonostar employs the very best people in research and development engineering; mainly in GPS technology and other related microprocessor products. Sonostar was founded with the vision of creating affordable microprocessor solutions designed to merge advanced technology into sports activities in order to provide players a higher level of performance. * A Sonostar GPS membership is not required to obtain GPS signals and to manually map locations on courses on your Sonocaddie V300, but to utilize the system's 3D graphics, its more advanced functionality and to download course data you must choose from one of the three optional plans. See your user's guide for details and rates.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 17 more reviews...
Excellent Choice January 8, 2009
After reviewing all the comparisons between the Sonocaddie and the new Skycaddie I went with the Sonocaddie. Another person in our foursome has the Skycaddie so we get to continue the comparisons. I believe we agree the screen and visuals are much better on the Sonocaddie. The yardage listed are very similar on both devices so I don't believe accuracy is a big issue. I also like the Sonocaddie's easy option to toggle back and forth between the full hole and the green view. You can review all the courses mapped in the the Sonocaddie database at their website including those with all hole features included. I sent them the scorecard for a small course in our area they hadn't mapped and they indicated they would have it mapped online in two weeks which pleased me. Until I get used to it, its a little bit of a distraction entering the scores and moving from hole to hole but this would be true with any GPS device. Overall we are both satisfied but I believe I have the better product with the Sonocaddie.
 MY HUSBAND LOOOOOVES IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! January 6, 2009
MY HUSBAND JUST LOOOOVES THIS GPS !! HE SAYS IT HAS REALLY IMPROVED HIS GAME !! HE'S IN A MUCH BETTER MOOD AFTER PLAYING GOLF NOW !! GREAT PRODUCT , AND WELL WORTH THE MONEY !!
 DEFECTIVE OUT OF THE BOX November 5, 2008
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
Purchased the V300 to replace Golflogix that was stolen. I was unable to download courses to device. I called customer service and was told "there must be something wrong with your computer." The device never worked so I returned it. Unfortunately I purchased a membership which they refused to refund because of their policy.
I contacted Golflogix and received a $150 discount since my first one was stolen to purchsed a new device. I also requested a refund of my original membership fee but was denied for same reason as Sonocaddie. However to my surprise once I purchased their device and purchased a second membership Garmin did refund the fee. My computer downloaded several courses without issue.
I saved several hundred dollars by returning the V300, have a Golflogix that works great and learned a $32 lesson about poor customer service regardless of company policy.
Great GPS Golf range finder October 16, 2008
I've had my Sonocaddie for a month or so now. It is really great. Boots up quickly, in my area gets 9 or 10 satellites; very accurate. Very light and easy to use. Like the fact you can program & change courses on your own. Only negative is lack of courses already mapped, but the company is good to map them for you when asked. You actually get a real person to answer when you call. I have two other units, an IGOLF and a GolfLogix. The first is a piece of crap, the latter is a good unit, but your must keep your membership current or you can't use the unit. The Sonocaddie also keeps your score & holds a bunch of courses. I'm very satisfied.
Makes Skycaddie users jealous! October 3, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
I love it! The first time I took the Sonocaddie out I hit more greens than I ever have on the approach. The full-color, full hole layout makes golf a real pleasure to play, on any course you choose. Nice little tip for the beginner is to start out just using the basic features of the Sonocaddie, yardage and the normal scorecard. Did I mention the scorecard feature is AWESOME??! The thing lets you keep track of your total score while you play, and if you use the pro scorecard feature tracks your percentages and stats as you play. Very handy for tuning the parts of your round that need attention.
The only bummer I can see two: you can't keep track of your buddies' scores on this unit, and for courses that don't have all the information entered it might take a couple more steps to use (full course info includes hole layout, yardage, and scorecard par for all holes). But nonetheless, even the Skycaddie users I've played with love the flexibility and color feature of this unit (haven't run into an SG5 user yet though). $50/lifetime is also hard to beat for the membership fee (one time!).
Makes Golf Fun!
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